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2. An acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization; a measure of a company's operating performance.
4. Which company plans to set up a 1-gigawatt AI data centre in Andhra Pradesh, enhancing India’s AI infrastructure capacity.
6. The act of a brand using a well-known person or celebrity to promote its products or services
8. This process involves comparing a company's performance and practices to industry standards or best practices to identify areas for improvement.
11. The process of dividing a market into distinct groups of consumers with similar needs or characteristics to tailor marketing efforts.
12. The gradual repayment of a loan over time through regular payments that cover both principal and interest. This process reduces the outstanding balance and spreads the repayment over the loan’s term.
13. Which tech company has signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI to expand AI capabilities using its cloud infrastructure?
14. Which company announced a partnership with Levi Strauss & Co. to develop next-generation “superagent” AI for retail/consumer-business uses.
15. Which Indian bank became the first to cross both $100 billion in market capitalisation and ₹100 trillion in total business?

1. A strategy that seeks to create new, uncontested market spaces, making the competition irrelevant by innovating in ways that capture new demand.
3. A Japanese term meaning "continuous improvement," focusing on incremental, ongoing improvements in processes.
5. A management philosophy focused on minimizing waste and maximizing value by streamlining processes. It aim to improve efficiency and productivity by eliminating non-value-added activities.
7. Which is a type of market structure characterized by a small number of firms that dominate the industry. This exists when a few companies hold the majority of the market share.
9. This term refers to employees who work outside their home country, typically for a limited period, often to manage or support international operations.
10. Which group announced ~₹63,000 crore investment in Assam in two energy projects: a coal-fired power plant (₹48,000 crore) and pumped storage projects (2,700 MW; ₹15,000 crore).